I think it's nice and serene. Plant some things in the yard and you'll see that your patio is perfectly lovely. And put the ottomans in front of the chairs so I can relax. :)

Agree, your patio is fine, although I don't love the yellow pillows, but they might look better in person. Your yard needs some plants and lots of color!

Yes, thank you both. We are in the process of replanting our flower beds the Georgia sun and an early heat wave was brutal on our decorative grasses. We cannot have too many flowing plants since we both suffer from asthma and allergies and the pollen in my area is so thick you can scrape off inches in the spring.
The pillows are tan raffia, although they are reading yellow in the photos. I love the texture and the so not get sunbleached like other outdoor pillows.

Anyway, I had just moved the ottomans because I had just finished vacuuming that rug— I treat it like my living room.

It just needs some color and lights for pow. red white and blue is good this time of year...

try shopping your house and brining some inside things out to mix it up a little.

Try planting things like peonies, hydrangeas, daffodils, etc., so you have fresh flowers to cut. I have asthma and allergies, but it's the tree pollen that's the problem, maybe also grasses. You have plenty of space for a large cutting garden.

Could you show us where the pillows on the ottomans usually go? Is the plant in the urn real? If not, how about a few real plants with some color and/or herbs (if you cook) on that table?

Thanks for the recommendation on the colors, it looks very festive.
Only one of the green pillows go on the couch with the two tan pillows. The other two were there because my little nieces use them to sit on the floor when they come to play.
They serve no other decorative purpose.

Thanks all for responding.

Yes, the tree pollen. 😡 The pine trees surround of property and we can’t do anything about it

The plant is faux, I used to put out potted annuals but they just cook out there. You are giving me ideas about a hearty perennial.

A couple flowering hydrangea trees could be nice, if you can find at your local nursery. They are easy care, just snip back in the spring, also a crepe myrtle tree. Lovely space to work with! I'm in SC and know what you mean about pollen and high temps!

I live in zone 10b so understand hot. Maybe a few colorful crotons in pots? They are hardy in my area but I haven't tried in pots.

Rosemary is a very hardy herb as well.

Thank you both for the recommendations and your empathy for my plight !
I have two crepe myrtles on the back corners of my property but they don’t flower much.
My landscaper assured me that we would have robust blooms but much to our disappointment they just don’t flower that much. I think we got either very immature trees or some type of species of crêpe myrtle that I don’t understand.

We had hydrangeas in our garden when I lived in New York and I remember them so fondly for most of my childhood flowering, in our front yard.
I think I just might take you up on those recommendations and see how they do potted! I thought it would be too hot for them here—but I never checked the zoning.
It would make my day to have those purple hydrangeas again!
Much thanks.

I like crotons-I’ll take a look at those. I am filled with flower disappointment, we planted roses and lilies two flowers that I love but then we got a swarm of Japanese rose beetles and now we are starting over after the eradication.

There are many types of hydrangeas, including some terrific new varieties. Study up a bit on pruning, soil acidity, fertilizing and water needs. It will take a few years, but you'll have lots of cut flowers! Put some fertilizer spikes around the crepe myrtles and check for crepe myrtle bark scale. They should do very well.

Thank you, I am off to a great start!!!

The patio seems fine. It's the view into the yard that is so boring.